Julia Love

San Francisco

Technology Reporter at Bloomberg News

Covering Google & tech for @business @bw. Past lives: Foreign correspondent 🇲🇽, 1st grade teacher. Send tips to [email protected] or Signal (julialove.49)

Featured in: Favicon

bloomberg.com Favicon

uol.com.br Favicon

msn.com

businessinsider.com Favicon

dailymail.co.uk Favicon

mirror.co.uk Favicon

indiatimes.com (+3) Favicon

huffpost.com Favicon

reuters.com (+2) Favicon

terra.com.br + 73 more

Articles

Google-Linked VC Fund Series X Aims to Raise Over $500 Million

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Julia Love

A venture capital fund with links to Alphabet Inc.’s famed moonshot factory, X, has raised hundreds of millions to invest in the companies that spin off from the lab, according to a person familiar with the matter. Series X Capital, which is run by YouTube alum and former Facebook Chief Financial Officer Gideon Yu, now expects to exceed its initial target of $500 million later this year.
Google-Linked VC Fund Series X Aims to Raise Over $500 Million

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Julia Love

An Alphabet Inc. Google X Project Wing delivery drone sits on a charging pad at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Project Wing aims to increase access to goods, reduce traffic congestion in cities, and help ease Carbon dioxide emissions.
Google’s Sergey Brin Gives Shares Worth $700 Million as a Gift

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Biz Carson |Julia Love

Google co-founder Sergey Brin, tapping a personal fortune that exceeds $140 billion, gave nearly $700 million in Alphabet Inc. shares away as a gift. The contribution was disclosed Wednesday in a regulatory filing, which didn’t specify who received the roughly 4.1 million shares. The sum, evenly split between newly converted Class A and Class C stock, could be directed to charity or given to financial vehicles or trusts.
Google’s Sergey Brin Gives Shares Worth $700 Million as a Gift

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Biz Carson |Julia Love

Sergey Brin(Bloomberg) -- Google co-founder Sergey Brin, tapping a personal fortune that exceeds $140 billion, gave nearly $700 million in Alphabet Inc. shares away as a gift. The contribution was disclosed Wednesday in a regulatory filing, which didn’t specify who received the roughly 4.1 million shares. The sum, evenly split between newly converted Class A and Class C stock, could be directed to charity or given to financial vehicles or trusts.
Alphabet Gains After Adding More AI Functions to Search

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Julia Love |Davey Alba

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during an interview for an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Pichai said it will take many years to resolve Google's antitrust battles, downplaying the idea that they pose an immediate threat to the company's business. (Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.
Google decided against offering publishers options in AI search

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Davey Alba |Julia Love

But giving publishers a choice would make training AI models in search too complicated, the company concludes in the document, which was unearthed in the company’s search antitrust trial. It said Google had a “hard red line” and would require all publishers who wanted their content to show up in the search page to also be used to feed AI features.
Google Decided Against Offering Publishers Options in AI Search

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Davey Alba |Julia Love

Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. (Bloomberg) -- While using web site data to build a Google Search topped with artificial intelligence-generated answers, an Alphabet Inc. executive acknowledged in an internal document that there was an alternative way to do things: They could ask web publishers for permission, or let them directly opt out of being included.
Google places ads inside chatbot conversations with AI startups

1 month ago | techxplore.com | Julia Love

Google's ad network has begun showing advertising within the flow of conversations with chatbots—part of Alphabet Inc.'s efforts to keep its edge in digital advertising as generative artificial intelligence takes off. Earlier in 2025, the Google AdSense network, which traditionally displays ads in search results and in the margins of websites, expanded to include conversations with chatbots operated by AI startups.
Google places ads inside chatbot conversations with AI startups

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Julia Love

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
Google places ads inside chatbot conversations with AI startups

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Julia Love

Google's ad network has begun showing advertising within the flow of conversations with chatbots - part of Alphabet Inc.'s efforts to keep its edge in digital advertising as generative artificial intelligence takes off. Earlier this year, the Google AdSense network, which traditionally displays ads in search results and in the margins of websites, has expanded to include conversations with chatbots operated by AI startups.